Improvement in clothes-wringers



JOHN FOX.

Improvement in Cloths Wringers.

Patented Dec.26,1871.

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UNITED S'rA'rns JOHN FOX, OF FARMERSVILLE, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN .CLOTHES-WRINGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,164, dated December26, 1871.

- proved machine taken through the line a: :0, Fig.

2. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section of the same taken through theline y y, Fig. 1.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved clothes-wringer,which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and effective.

in operation; adjusting itself to the varying thickness of the articlespassing through it, and being easily adjusted to operate upon larger orsmaller articles, as may be desired; and it consists in the constructionand combination of various parts of the machine, as hereinafter morefully described.

A are two standards, which are connected to each other and held in theirproper relative position by crossbars a. The lower parts of thestandards A are designed to be securely bolted to some suitable part ofa washing-machine. The standards A are slotted from their upper ends toreceive and serve as bearings to the journals of Upon the journals ofthe upper roller B, and within the slots of the standards A, rest theblocks D, upon which rest the ends of the bar E. The middle part of thebar E projects upward, and is grooved longitudinally to receive thelower or convex edge of the bent lever F, which has lugs, studs, orpivots, f formed upon its sides, which rest upon the upper side of thebar E. a The end of .the inner or short arm of the curved lever F ispivoted to the top bars a of the frame A a. by a pin or bolt, f severalholes being formed in the said bars a to receive the said pin or bolt fso that the leverF may be readily adjusted according as larger orsmaller articles are to be passed through the machine. Upon the sides ofthe end of the outer or long arm of the curved lever F are formed lugsor pivots f upon which the lower side of the lever G rests, the upperedge of the said end entering a groove in the under side of the saidlever G. The end of the lever G, or a pivot or point attached to saidend, enters a hole in the plate H, attached to the outer side of thestandard A, several holes being formed in the said plate to receive thesaid end or point to enable the said lever G to be adjusted according aslarger or smaller articles are to be passed through the machine. Thefree end of the leverG projects upward and passes out through theslotted upper end of the other standardA. Upon the projecting end of thelever G is passed the loop or eye formed upon the upper end of the rodI, to the lower end of which is swiveled the end of the treadle J, theother end of which rests upon the floor, so that the operator, bybearing upon the treadle J with his foot, may apply any desired amountof pressure to the clothes. To the projecting end of the journal of thelower rollerO is attached the crank K, by which the machine is operated.To the projecting journal of the lower roller 0 is also attached agearwheel, L, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the gear-wheelM, pivoted to a bar or plate, N, connected with and supported from thestandard A by straps, arms, or brackets 0. Upon the inner side of thegear-wheel M is formed, or to it is attached, a cross-bar, P, the endsof which may project beyond the teeth of the said wheel M. To theprojecting end of the journal of the upper roller B is attached a wheel,Q, having two lugs or pins, R, formed upon or attached to its outerside, upon the opposite sides of its center, for the bar P tostrikeagainst to revolve the upper roller. By this construction theupper roller B may be raised to allow large articles to pass through themachine without throwing the wheels L M out of gear or affecting theirproper working. The wheel Q has a projection form'ed around the centerof its inner side to rest against the outer side of the block D and keepit in place in the slot of the standard A. The other block D is kept inplace in the slot of the other standard A by a plate, S, attached to theouter side of said standard A, and which may be a solid part of theplate H. The blocks D are kept in place upon the inner sides of thestandards A by the ends of the roller B, as shown in Fig. 1. Having thusdescribed my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent-.-

1. The combination of the gear-wheels L M, cross-bar P, and wheel Q,provided with pins or lugs .R, with the journals of the rollers B O of3. The combination of the rod I and swiveled theclothes-wringer,substantially asherein shown treadle J with the levers F and G to enableand described, and for the purpose set forth. power to be applied tosaid lever with the foot, 2.. The combination of the blocks D cross-barsubstantially as herein shown and described.

E, curved lever Ff f f lever G, and plate H, JOHN FOX.

having one or more holes formed in it, with the journals oftheupperrollerB of the clothes-wring- Witnesses:

er to enable pressure to be applied tosaid roller, WILLIAM RILEY,

as set forth. M. JENNIE Fox, (91)

